document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=981497>Question 981497</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> soybean meal is 12% protein; cornmeal is 6% protein.  How many pound of each should be mixed together in order to get a 240-lb mixture that is 9% protein? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "cornmeal is 240-x<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".12x+ .06 (240-x)= .09(240)<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".12x + 14.4-.06x=21.6<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".06x=7.2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply by 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x=720<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=120 pounds of soybean<BR>\n" );
document.write( "240-x=120 pounds of cornmeal\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This makes sense, since 9% is exactly in the middle between 6% of one and 12% of the other. </SPAN>\n" );
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